The Secret to Healthy Worship Leading w/ Kristian Stanfill

About this episode

Kristian Stanfill discusses the essence of healthy worship leading and his personal journey of healing.

Kristian Stanfill has been leading worship at Passion Conference for a long time. He's seen God move in ways most worship leaders only read about. And yet, the thing he keeps coming back to isn't the stage. It's the secret place. In this episode, Keith Elgin sits down with Kristian to talk about the new Passion album Just That Good , what it looks like to prepare for something as massive as Passion Conference while still staying open-handed, and how Kristian's personal journey of healing changed the way he leads — at home, on his team, and on the platform. They also dig into what it looks like to mentor the next generation of leaders like Landon Wolfe, JJ Hasulube, Rachel Halbach, and Chidima Craig — and what Kristian would say to his younger self if he could go back. This one is practical. It's honest. And it will challenge the way you think about preparation, presence and what it actually means to lead from the inside out . If you lead worship, you have to listen to this whole episode. Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from…

People in this episode

Host: Keith Elgin

Guest: Kristian Stanfill

Topics covered

• worship leading
• personal journey
• mentorship
• preparation
• healing
• Passion Conference

Keywords

• worship
• leadership
• Passion Conference
• mentorship
• healing
• preparation
• Christian music

Sponsors

Worship Online

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Worship Online, Passion Conference

Products: Just That Good

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